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Identification

Country

Afghanistan

Title

World Bank Group Country Survey 2018

Study Type

Series Information

The World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey Program systematically measures and tracks the perceptions of the World Bank's clients, partners, and other stakeholders across the globe in client countries. The Public Opinion Research Group surveyed 29 countries in FY2012 (July 2011-June 2012), 41 countries in FY2013 (July 2012-June 2013), 42 countries in FY2014 (July 2013-June 2014), 35 countries in FY2015 (July 2014-June 2015), 45 countries in FY2016 (July 2015-June 2016), and 35 countries in FY2017 (July 2016-June 2017). In FY2018, surveys were conducted in 42 countries. Nearly all of the World Bank Group's client countries are surveyed in every three year cycle.

ID Number

AFG_2018_WBCS_v01_M

Version

Version Description

- v01: edited and anonymous data for public distribution.

Overview

Abstract

The Country Opinion Survey in Afghanistan assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Afghanistan perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Afghanistan on:

1) their views regarding the general environment in Afghanistan;

2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Afghanistan;

3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Afghanistan; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Afghanistan.

Kind of Data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Units of Analysis

Stakeholders of the World Bank Group in Afghanistan.

Scope

Notes

The scope of the study includes:

- General Issues Facing Afghanistan

- Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group

- World Bank Group’s Effectiveness and Results

- The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund

- The World Bank Group’s Knowledge Work and Activities

- Working with the World Bank Group

- The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Afghanistan

- Communication and Information Sharing

- Background Information

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

Kabul and Outside Kabul

Universe

Opinion leaders from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society.